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13 BROOKLYN EAGLE, TUESDAY. OCT. 15, 1940 'Admiral Best, 61; RAYMOND SHAW, 82, DIES; ijames SINGER ON STAGE, IN CHOIRS cor 50 ym Mrs. Catherine McGowan Mrs. E.

Driggs, Charity Worker Secretary of Boys Club, $5,000 Bequeathed Fought at Jutland Mrs Catherine McGowan, mo 1 The funeral of Raymond Shaw. "Two Sisters" and other produc Peter Ferguson Peter Ferguson of 492 Decatur St, a special clerk In the Brooklyn Post Office, died Sunday of a heart ailment. He was born In Washington, D. and had been in the Government service for 22 years. Surviving are his widow, Janet, and two sisters, Mrs.

Letitla Wright and Mrs. Hattie Banks. Services will be held at 1 p.m. tomorrow and interment will be at Maple Grove Cemetery. 82.

a former stage singer who for the tions, and with old-time minstrel Supported Anna Held, Edwin Booth, Other Stars trounes. At one Urne he was a By Mrs. Dykeman Will Names Mate-Mrs. Corone's Estate $25,000. of John J.

McGowan of the I New York Police Department, ho as commanding officer of the I Brooklyn homicide squad played an important part in the investigation of the Murder-for-Money ring, died yesterday. She was the nidov of Mc-j Go an. In addition to the captain Funeral services for James Bradbury, veteran actor, who died Saturday on his 83d birthday at a pri British Officer Won Many Honors in Long Career London. Oct. 15 Admiral Sir Matthew Best, retired, awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his participation in the Battle of Jutland, died Sunday at the age of 62.

He retired last year after a long period of service which culminated in achieving the rank of full admiral In 1936. He had served as commodore and chief of staff to Was Mother of Golfer Mrs. Emily L. Driggs of "26 Ocean Ave. died this morning in Roosevelt Hospital after an illness of about four months.

She was 80 and had been a lifelong resident of Brooklyn. Despite her age, Mrs. Driggs continued, until her last illness, her activity in charitable and welfare last eight years was member or the choir of Our Lady of Perjv Help R. C. Church.

5th Ave. and 9th will be held tomorrow at 11 am. from the Walter B. Cooke Funeral Home, 50 7th Ave. Burial will be In Evergreen Cemetery.

Mr. Shaw died Monday night at his home, 25 Park Place, after a ahort Illness. Born in Boston, he received his musical education In England, and was on the staRe tor manv years. A highlight of his roommate of Andrew Maclt and also had been a friend or Chauncey Olcott. Mr.

Shaw had one of the rarest of voices, a counter tenor, which was as lovely as it was unusual. In addition to singing he also played the violin and the guitar. He had sung In almost all of the Catholic churches In Brooklyn and Manhattan, and for a number of years at the annual G. A. R.

memorial Johanna Dykeman of 657 Jefferson Ave w'm died on Ort. 3, left between $5 000 and $10,000 to her Robert K. Stafford, vate home for actors at 60 Townsend Clifton, S. will be held at 1 noon tomorrow at Walter B. Cooke's Funeral Chapel.

117 W. 72d Manhattan, under the auspices of the Actors Fund of America. Cremation will follow at Ferncliff. she leaves another son. ri ugh T.

husband. Conrad V. Dykeman, McGowan. and a daughter, Mrs. prominent Shnr.er and veteran in-Art hur B.

Sheehan. surance man, according to a peti-The funeral will take place at tion filed for probate today in a.m. Thursday from her resi- rentes Court, dence. 130 93d St thence to St. i Mad- Garor.e.

who died in St. work particularly on behalf of boys. She was secretary of the Flatbush the commander-in-chief of the Atlantic fleet, rear admiral command L. I. Realty Man, 47 Special fo the Brooklyn Eagle Southampton, Oct.

15 Robert K. Stafford. 47, of 18 E. 94th Manhattan, and a Summer resident of career was an outstanding hit as i services on Decoration Day at Car-c-ne of the first singers of "Rock-a- negie Hall. A brother, Wye Shaw, Bye Baby." He had appeared In i survives.

Boys Club and past president of its Woman's Auxiliary and worked with the boys directly In the Tilli-cums, one of the clubs in Boys Patrick's R. C. Church. W. J.

Zirkelbach, Club, devoted to giving recognition Gaetano Anastasio Gaetano Anastasio of 47 Withers a retired baker who was in busi for outstanding achievements in For a number of years, after his retirement, Mr. Bradbury lived at the Percy Williams Home in East Isllp, moving to Staten Island a few weeks ago. During his half a century on the stage Mr. Bradbury was noted particularly for his vigorous portrayal of American characters. One of his most successful parts was Capt.

Sam Hunnlwell In Joseph C. Lincoln's Southampton, died in the Southampton Hospital yesterday after a week's illness. He formerly was a member of the Manhattan real estate firm of Stafford it Stafford, which later sports. She was for about 40 years treasurer of the Needlework Guild of Flatbush and was a member of the Cosmos Club. Marys Hospital on Sept.

21, left an estate estimated at $20,000 in real property and $5,000 in personal property. Three daughters, Antoinette G. Savarest of 615 Prospect Place, Marian G. D'Elisa of 1646 E. 23th St.

and Angelina G. Capol-lon-o, were left $1,600 each. The residue goes to five sons, James and Paul cf 639 Franklin Ave Frank, 2S4 WiUotigr.by Anthony, 943 Bergen and Charles of 1668 E. 28th St. World War Veteran ing a cruiser squadron of the Atlantic fleet, vice admiral in charge of Malta and commander-in-chief of the American and West Indies station.

Sir Matthew was a Knight Commander of the Bath, a member of the Royal Victoria Order, a companion of the Distinguished Service Order and a companion of the Bath. In 1935 he visited New York aboard his flagship, the heavy cruiser York, and on that occasion urged closer co-operation between the United States and England for the "well-being of the world." Mother of Golfer William J. Zirkelbach, cf 70-11 Mrs. Driggs was the mother of Myrtle Glendale, a veteran of Joseph Bromberg, Oil Company Head Was Active in Civic Affairs of Long Beach Special to the Brooklyn Eagle Long Beach, Oct. 15 Joseph C.

Bromberg, president of the Whlt-ney-Dodson Fuel Oil Company of this city, died yesterday in Mount Rinai Hosnltal. Manhattan, after a Edmund H. Driggs noted Rclfer ness here for 45 years, died Sunday at the Long Island College Hospital. He was a native of Italy and Is survived by his widow, Irene: four sons, Benny, Thomas, Joseph and Dr. Alphonse Gaetano; five daughters, Rore, Anna, Filomena, Josephine and Carmela, and a brother.

A solemn mass of requiem will be offered at 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Mount Carmel R. C. Church. comedy "Shavings," produced In 1923 at the Bijou Theater.

He appeared tor several seasons In support of Anna Held, and was also In such comedies as "Fifty Miles From Boston," "Is Matrimony a Failure?" "Along Came Ruth," "Have a Heart." "Inside the Lines," "Blackbirds" and became known as Stafford it Port. Since his retirement from the latter firm he had been associated with Gardiner Gilsey in the real estate business In Southampton. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Alice Chambers Stafford; a son, Robert and his mother, Mrs. Stafford Murphy, all of Manhattan.

Services will be held at St. Bartholomew's Chapel, Park Ave. and the World War, died yesterday at a local hospital. He was 43. He was a member of Ruppert Memorial Post 1226, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and of Bottlers Drivers Union, Local 96.

He leaves his wife, Caroline Pfister Zirkelbach; four children, Irene, Frederick, William and Charles; his Henry Maening Leaves $25,000 Henry Maesmg of 732 Decatur who died on Sept. 11, left more than $5 000 in real and about $20,000 in personal property. His widow, Carrie, and a daughter, Etta, and, in his student years, tootball and baseball player at Adelphi Academy and Princeton University. She also leaves another son, A. R.

Mulkins; her husband, Edmund H. Driggs; four grandchildren, Edmund H. Driggs 3d; Dixon W. Driggs, Patricia H. Driggs and Jean Emily Dorid, and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held 2:30 pm. Thursday at the Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place. Burial will be private in Cypress Hills Cemetery. "Oh, Boy!" In later years he Joined the trek to Hollywood, where he appeared in one picture with Richard Dix. His mother, Veronica a sister, 1 who live at the Decatur St.

Anna O'Connor, and three brother. dre.v, are to receive $8 000 Mrs. A. C. Cooper Leaves $10,000 ad- and 51st St, Manhattan, Thursday 't 10 a.m.

Burial will be in Wood-lawn Cemetery, in the Bronx. Fred, Michael and Harry. The $5,000, respectively. long illness. Mr.

Bromberg, who was 38, was born In Manhattan end lived in Long Beach for about 15 years. He sntorori the fuel hll.dnexS With hlS dent of the Long Beach Lions Club and past master of the Long Beach Masonic Lodge. He leaves his widow, Mrs. Sylvia Mae Bromberg; his mother, Mrs. Bernard Robbins, and a son, Charles I.

Bromberg. Funeral services will be held at noon tomorrow at the Riverside Memorial Chapel, 76h and Amsterdam Manhattan, runerai will be held at 1 pm. Friday from George Werst's Chapel, 71-41 Cooper Glendale. Mrs. Amelia C.

Cooper, prominent pictures included "Scarlet Seas," in which he supported Richard Bar-thelmess, a star with whom his son, the late James Bradbury had been featured in the West Point picture, Born in Old Town, he first appeared on the stage with William Two Arthur of 8427 123d Richmond Hill, and Walter of Nut-ley, N. were left bequests of $5 000 each. Bequests of $500 each were made to ten other relatives and the residue is to go to the widow and three children. for many years in Brooklyn musl cal affairs and a pioneer in fur' Warren and later supported Edwin Booth and other famous stars. His first great hits were in "Naughty Anthony" in 1900 and as Tip Taylor In "Eben Holden" in 1901.

lawiri, iiir berg, founder of the Whltney-Dodson firm. He was active in local civic affairs and was presl- Daniel F. Clark, therinj the work of the Y. W. C.

In Brief 1 left an estate of about $10,000 in real and personal property, according to a petition to probate her will, Retired Fireman Five former executive employes DEATHS of the WPA at LaGuardia Field and the brother of one of them were under bail today on charges of conspiring to obtain a food concession at the airport. Judse Campbell in Brooklyn Federal Special to Vie Brooklyn Eagle Freeport Oct. 15 Daniel F.Clark, 77, a retired member of the New York City Fire Department, with which he had served for 45 years, Court yesterday set Oct. 23 as the filed today in Surrogate Court. She died Sept.

23 while visiting a niece in Troy, N. Y. The will leaves $300 outright and a trust fund tor Kate Mc-Nichols, with whom she had lived at 1246 President $100 each to three Lutheran churches Epiphany of 721 Lincoln Place, St. Paul's of S. 5th and Rodney Sts.

and St. John's of Canajoharle, N. $800 to Bernard Keyser of Jersey City, $100 to Lena Bradford of the Brooklyn Baptist Home, $800 to May died today at his home, 32 Lexing- "trial date, Scores Draft Housing Lack Continued from Page 1 for the American people to be subjected to so long a delay in pro-, curing such a readily available item as housing, is inexcusable. "It cannot possibly have been intentional. There must always be some delay in procuring a range finder or an electric firing mechanism.

There should be no delay in procuring a board and a hammer and some nails. This can only PROSSLER JOSEPHINE, on October 14, 1940, of Woodhaven, in her 76th year, mother of Rudolph A. Prossler. Services at N. F.

Walker Chapel, 8607 Jamaica Avenue, Woodhaven, Wednesday, .8 p.m. Funeral Thursday, 2 p.m. Interment Lutheran Cemetery, ROSS JOHN on October 13, at his home, 1744 Ocean Parkway, DE LEO FELICIA (nee Lupo), on October 14, 1940, beloved wife of Atigelo; mother of Frank Michael R. and Mrs. Lawrence Klelly.

Funeral Thursday, 9 a.m., from the McManus Funeral Home, 2001 Flatbush Avenue; requiem mass R. C. Church of St. Thomas Aquinas. Interment St.

Charles Cemetery. DOUGLASS On October 14, at ton here, after a long iiiness. Mr. Clark was born in Elgin, 111., and lived In Freeport for 30 years. Long-haul trucks were rolling normally today following settlement last night of the strike of 1.500 members of Local 807, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, A.

F. of L. Local 3, International KNAPP FLORENCE on October 14, 1940, of 93-20 85th Road, Woodhaven, beloved wife of Arthur E. Knapp; daughter of Mae and Robert J. Jordan; mother of Arthur E.

Knapp Jr. Services at Christ Congregational Church, corner of 91st Street and 85th Road, Woodhaven, N. Wednesday, 8 p.m. LLOYD On October 13, FRANCES beloved wife of Cyril loving daughter of Katherine and the late Charles Scholz. Service at 1286 Prospect Avenue, Brooklyn, on Wednesday evening, October 16, at 8 o'clock.

Eastern Star services at During most of his years in the i Fire Department he was attached i to Engine Company 218, in the McDonnell, Susan McGarry, Elizabeth McGowan, Catherine McKinney, Henry Meigs, Mary M. Myers, Margaret O'Keef James A. Prossler, Josephine Ross, John Schineller, Pius Schmidt, Lena Sheehan, John J. Sievers, Ernest Sullivan, Francis Warnken, Margaret Zetterberg, Gustave P. Anastasio, Gaetano Ashcroft.Mary Bergland, Frederick Cahill, Elizabeth Calder, Anna Court, Charlotte De Leo, Felicia Douglass, Lillian Ferguson, Peter Foran, Frances Goodge, Mary Hesse, Harold Hoffman, Sophie Husted.MaryL.

Keyes, Regina Knapp, Florence Lloyd, Frances McCauley, Elizabeth Krumenaux of Nutley, N. and $300 to Mrs. William Keyser of Nut-ley; $100 and Jewelry to Ina M. Bushwick section. He was a mem- BrotherMood of Electrical Workers, ber of the New York City Fire De- A fa announced that 700 partment Twenty-Year Men's Asso- I building trades workers had joined 9 beloved husband of Anna T.

(nee Conlin); fond father of Edmond, Mrs. Thomas Sullivan, Emily. Mrs. Joseph Hughes, John, William, Thomas, James, Walter and Anna Ross; retired member of N. Y.

P. D. Funeral from his heme October 16 ciation and the Fire Department the five-month strike of electrical 1 be attributed to pitiful inefficiency." workers at the Consolidated Edi- He offered this program son System of New York, 39th St. I housing program going 'to get a at full her home. 235 15th Street, LILLIAN M.

DOUGLASS. Survived by her husband, Stephen; two sons, Stephen Jr. and William; four daughters, Mrs. Paul Flynn, Mrs. Gerald Daly, Mrs.

Louis Corrao and Catherine Douglass. Reposing at Walsh's Funeral Home, 6th Avenue, corner 14th Street. Requiem mass October 16 at 9 a.m. at St. Stanislaus R.

C. Church. Interment St. John's Cemetery. and 1st Manhattan.

speed" Benevolent Association. He leaves four daughters, Mrs. Esther Zschorna and Mrs. Marguerite Heste of Brooklyn, and Mrs. Agnes Ellison and Miss Virginia Clark of Freeport; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

"First We must have a complete Assistant Attorney General Amen survey made of materials on hand must furnish a bill of particulars to and the facmtiM fof Cueing ad-Leo Healy, attorney for Sam Gas-! Burke of 33 Jewel Forest Hills, and the residue equally to a sister and ten nieces and nephews in Schenectady and Troy, N. Y. Mrs. Caroline H. Smith Mrs.

Caroline H. Smith of 2107 Cropsey who died Sept. 28, left about $19,000, according to a petition to probate her will. The will leaves $100 each to two friends Ruth Gallagher of the Cropsey Ave. address and Hallock L.

Kipp of 8774 Bay Parkway and the residue to a daughter, Daphne C. Smith, with whom she had lived. Max Greene Max Greene, also known as Greeneberg, who dred Sept. 22, left his entire estate to his widow, Mrs, Edna Greene, 1747 E. 24th St.

ANASTASIO GAETANO, on October 13, 1940, beloved husband of Irene; father of Rose Auricchio, Filomena Forglone, Josephine Donza, Benny, Carmela Russo. Thomas. Joseph, Dr. Al FERGUSON PETER, on Oct. 13, 1940, at his home, 492 Decatur at 9:30 a.m.; thence to St.

Brendan's R. C. Church, where solemn mass of requiem will be celebrated. Interment calvary Cemetery. ST.

JOHN'S UNIVERSITY AUXILIARY announces with deep sorrow the death of a life member, Mrs. THOMAS F. CAHILL, 550 1st Street. Members are requested to attend requiem mass St. Saviour's Church, Wednesday, October 16, 10 a.m.

Mrs. HUGH MONTGOMERY COPELAND, President. Miss Josephine F. Lamond, Corresponding Secretary. 8:30 o'clock.

Interment in Linden Hill Cemetery. McCAULEY On October 13, 1940. ELIZABETH, at her residence, 922 St. Mark's Avenue, devoted mother of Margaret Revelle, Theresa Hoffmann, Cecelia Wolf, Oertrude klopf and Thomas and William McCauley. Reposing Funeral Chapel, 40 Lafayette Avenue, until 9:15 a.m., Thursday.

Requiem mass St. Gregory's R. C. Church. Interment St.

John's Cemetery. Harold J. Reid, director. McDONNELL On Monday, Octo Street; beloved husband of Janet Funeral services Wednesday, Oct 16, at 1:00 p.m., at his residence. Interment at Maple Grove Ceme tery, Kew Gardens, L.

I. Cyrus H. Cole, Ex-Sales Manager Special to the Brooklyn Eagle Patchogue, Oct. 15 Cyrus H. Cole, former sales manager in the New York office of the Atlas Portland Cement Company, died yesterday at his home here at the age of 64.

He was born in New York City and was with the cement com FORAN FRANCES, at her residence, 108-02 95th Avenue, Richmond Hill, beloved wife of Thomas berg, telling from what place Isi-1 dore (I Paid Plenty) Julie and i 'Second-We should have a con-Isaac Wapinski were allegedly kid-1 of the leaders of labor and napped in 1932 by Gasberg and Joe have lhem advise the exact loca-Adonls, the location of the hide- i t)oris of all workers who are skilled away and whether Gasberg took Jh the building trades, part in the beating supposed to "Third We should then have have caused Wapinski's death a complete plans ready not only at to month later. Gasberg is to go on Where this army housing should be trial Oct. 22. built but as to the way in which it should be constructed. Mayor Wins Milk Strike Delay Throush the intervention Theaters and Equity Mayor LaGuardia, the threatened up-state milk strike was delayed Sign Year's Agreement today bv members of the Dairy' Farmers Union.

The Mayor yester-1 The sae of New York Theaters day flew to Utica to urge postpone- yesterday ratified a basic agreement ment and to pledge his aid in se-, with Actors Equity Association un-curing higher prices for the far- der which relations between actors mers. and producers will be governed for one year. The agreement includes Encineers worked today on plans a clause permitting Sunday shows for tearing down the World of To-; at regular wages, instead of double morrow in the most efficient man- nav. lmtil June 1. 1941 and oranra mother of Thomas J.

Nelson; HELEN SIMPSON ber 14, 1940, SUSAN McDONNELL, loving mother of Martin, Mrs. Celia Adams and Mrs. Mabel Clark, at her home, 387 5th Street. Funeral services Wednesday, October 16, 8 phonse Anastasio and Anna Cerulli; brother of Beniamino Anastasio. Funeral Thursday morning at 9 o'clock from 47 Withers Street; mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 10 a.m.

Interment St. John's cemetery. ASHCROFT MARY, on Monday, October 14, 1940, beloved mother of William. Reposing at the Walter B. Cooke, Funeral Home, 1218 Flatbush Avenue, until Wednesday, 8 p.m.

BERGLAND FREDERICK on October 14, of 1457 E. 7th Street, beloved husband of Tillie; devoted lather of Edith Stroub. Funeral services at the Walter B. Cooke, Funeral Home, 50 7th Avenue, Wednesday, 8 p.m. Interment Green-Wood Cemetery, Thursday, 3 o'clock.

pany for 20 years, retiring in 1930. He leaves his widow, Mrs. Mary T. St. John Cole; a daughter, Mrs.

C. E. Connery of Baldwin, and two sisters, Mrs. F. H.

St. John of Palisades, N. and Mrs. Thomas Piigh cf New York. also survived by her mother, Bertha Welsenstein; brother, Jacob.

Services Tuesday, 8 p.m., at the residence. Interment Wednesday, 2 p.m., Evergreens Cemetery. Under direction John L. Bader. GOODGE On Monday, October 14, 1940, MARY GOODGE, of 935 Hancock Street.

Funeral from the Falrchlld Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, on Wednesday, 9:15 a.m.; thence to Our Lady of Angels Church, where a requiem mass will be offered at 10 a m. p.m. Funeral Thursday, 10 aJn. McGARRY On Oct. 13, ELIZABETH beloved wife of the late Joseph McGarry and devoted mother of Joseph A.

McGarry. Funeral from her residence, 184 'i Bergen Street, on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 9:30 a.m. Requiem mass St. Agnes R.

C. Church. Interment St. SCHINELLER PIUS, October 14, at the age of 80, at his home, 64-22 Palmetto Street, Ridgewood, L. I.

He is survived by his wife, Barbara; sons, John, Frank and George; daughters, Theresa and Agnes. Funeral Thursday, 9 a.m.; solemn requiem mass at the Church of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. Interment St. John's Cemetery. SCHMIDT LENA, suddenly October 14, 1940, at her residence, 1002 E.

40th Street. Services at chapel, 40 Lafayette Avenue, October 16, 8 p.m. Interment private. SHEEHAN JOHN on Sunday, at his home, 7 Sheridan Avenue, London, Oct. "5 VP) The death of Helen De GuerrySimpson, novelist, was announced today.

She was 42, Miss Simpson was the author of a number of novels, in addition to which she collaborated with Clem-ence Dane in writing others. Her publications included "Boomerang," published In 1932, which won the James Tait Black Memorial prize. Works produced witn Clemence Dane were "Enter Sir John," "Printer's Devil" and "Reenter Sir John." Miss Simpson was married In 1927 to Denis Browne, a London surgeon. They had one child, a daughter. Edwin P.

Norwood Old Lyme, Oct. 15 Edwin P. Norwood, former press agent for an increase of from $40 to $50 a week in minimum pay for actors and actresses on contracts signed on and after Dec. 1. ner.

Both the Trylon and Perls- i phere will become scrap metal the last week of this month when about 3,000 men will be employed in demolition work. Commissioner of Public Works John J.Halleran of Queens yester John's Cemetery. McGOWAN October 14, CATHERINE, beloved wife of the late Hugh; mother of Capt. John J. McGowan, N.

Y. P. Mrs. Arthur B. Sheehan and Hugh T.

McGowan. Funeral Thursday, 9:30 a.m., from her residence, 130 93d Street. Re Leopold A. Lifschutz Funeral services were held Sunday for Leopold A. Lifschutz.

operator of the Ger.aceen Hotel at Far Rockaway, who died Saturday after a short illness. He was 78 and had operated the hotel for tho Ringling Brothers Circus and onetime special representative for Maude Adams, died Sunday night i at his home here at the age of 59. Born in Cucamonsa, Mr. Norwood became a newspaperman at an early age. In 1905 he became a press agent for amusement re- I sorts and for tpn years, ending in 1927, was in charge of publicity for the Ringling circus.

He also wrote i a number of books for children, i based on his circus experience. Tor beloved husband of the late Elizabeth. Survived by three daughters and nine sons. Funeral Wednesday, BROOKLYN ALUMNI SODALITY Members are requested to attend the home of the late FRANCIS J. SULLIVAN, 38 Rutland Road, Brooklyn, at 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 16. CHARLES A. GORMAN, Pres. day testified before the grand jury investigation an alleged conspiracy of pavin? and sewage construction contractors to cheat the city by collusive bidding Butler Answers Students 9:30 a.m. solemn requiem mass R.

C. Church of St. Sylvester. In HESSE On Sunday, October 13, 1940, HAROLD beloved husband of Alfarata (nee Burton); loving son of Henry and Marion (nee Weir). Services at the home of his parents, 1039 E.

35th Street, Tuesday, 8 p.m. HOFFMAN SOPHIE, at her home, 1558 Rockaway Parkway, Ca-narsie, October 13, beloved mother of Frederick, Caroline, Elizabeth and Johiv Funeral Thursday, 9.30 a.m.; requiem mass Church of the Holy Family, 10 a.m. Interment Holy Trinity Cemetery, Direction Daniel J. Fullerton. last 2'' years.

Wills Filed A resolution by the Hunter Student Council criticizing his CAHILL Sunday, October 13, 1940, ELIZABETH of 550 1st Prior to that tan. He was a't; of Jewish he was the Mnr.hat-ve in a number ar.d chantable are Ins widow, The following wills are on file today in Surrogate's Court: COOPER, AMELIA O. EpHtf. the last four years he had been managing director of the Lyme Art Association, His wife, the former Ann Bussert, concert and opera singer, survives. not mtirf than 15.

000 sol and no! morr thun 5,000 personal. To niece. Heiena Suanbau'sh. 801 Locust Schener-tariv; sister. Mrs.

A. Peter.sen. a r. rt Fannie; three Samuel Charles and Saul, and a daughter, Mrs. Diana M.

Weil. quiem mass St. Patrick's Church. McKINNEY On October 15, 1940, HENRY beloved husband of the late Mary (nee Heffernan); devoted father of Reverend Edward J. and Henry J.

McKinney; brother of William McKinney, at his residence, 927 Troy Avenue. Funeral Friday, 9:30 a.m. Requiem mass St. Catherine of Genoa Church. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery.

MEIGS October 14, MARY MATTHEWS MEIGS, widow of Montgomery C. Meigs of Lafayette, in her 91st year, mother of Montgomery Elizabeth L. and rerent statement on academic freedom was characterized yesterday by Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, as referring to an "imaginary and non-existent situation." Deputy Attorney General Ruth Warters, president of the Brookivn Women's Division of the American Street, belov.d wife of the late Thomas devoted mother of Sarah Jones, Thomas James Robert L. and Juliette Ahearn and the late Lillian T.

Solemn mass of requiem St. Saviour's Church, 10 a.m., Wednesday, October 16, It is requested that no flowers be sent. Interment private. nephew. Fred Petersen, both e( 1740 I banv Schenectady; nieces.

Florence I 8'evenj. 1742 Albany Schenectadv; Vu.c Bice, lfl Columbia Cohoes, N. Y. Leonore Blrdsali. 13B Carmel Road.

HUSTED MARY on October 14, in her 73d year; widow of William A. Husted, devoted mother of Mrs. Wesley Lewis and Mrs. Susie Edgar Davis Edgar Davis, treasurer and direc- terment Calvary Cemetery'. SIEVERS On Monday, October 14, 1940, ERNEST beloved brother of Margaret Sievers.

Services at the Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, Wednesday at 8 p.m. SULLIVAN FRANCIS on Monday, October 14, 1940, husband of the late Anna Bannin; loving father of Francis J. Ella Sister Maria Regina, O.S.J.; Anna R. and Hester at his residence, 38 Rutland Road. Funeral Thursday, 9:30 a.m.; requiem mass, 10 a.m., Church of St.

Francis of Assist, Nostrand Avenue and Lincoln Road. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Masses appreciated. WARNKEN MARGARET, at her home, 9520 Avenue Canarsie, Oc HUUIIUN tor of the Ingersoll-Rand Com- Jewish Conuress, yesterday out- Sasu. Services at her home, 63 Burtls Avenue, Oyster Bay, L.

on con lined plans for the coming year at a reception and tea for district chairmen at the Hotel St. Oeorcre. Thursday, October 17, at 2:30 p.m Buffalo: Mrs. Milton Vandewalker. 2976 Lmwod, Road, Cincinnati: Mildred Kaye.

4 North Lane Troy, and nephew, Warren J. Burns. 2215 Concord Rrhenectadv. one-eleventh of residue each; Brnndnephe'ws, Oordon E. Burns.

33 Coleman Brldncport. Warren J. Burns, 722 Campbell Ave Schenec-tarlvi and Oall and Neil Petersen; both of 1740 Albny Schenectady. Mual Interest in two-eievenths of residue: D. Or.fflth Kave.

4 North Lake Troy, and arandriieces. Mildred De Wl-e. 2S Yale St. Schenectady, and Helen evetu. "4 Albany Schenectady, specific he-rrirst each: numerous other specific be-ti'ictj, Duncan Kave, 4 North Lake Troy, and Ina M.

Burke, 33 Jewel Forest Hills, executor.1.. r.RRF.NK. MAX (Sept. 22. Eitate, mora thun JUO.000 personal.

To wife, Edna 11 ALtl.M 1 .1 'f'l PI Vi ilP I'lvm mi n-3J. re. i n- Y' n. Emily at her home, 407 Washington Avenue. Services Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, Wednesday, 2 p.m.

WHEN Ol OF TOWN RF.OISTKR FROM BROOKLYN pany, died early yesterday In the New York Hospital after a brief illness. He was 59 and had been with the company, manufacturers of industrial machinery, for 40 years. His home for the last year was at 575 Park Manhattan. Mr. Davis was a member of the Hudson River Country Club, the American Yacht Club and the Downtown Athletic Club.

He leaves his widow. Mrs. Delia C. Davis, and two sons, Edgar C. and Richard W.

Davis. KEYES On October 13, 1940, at her residence, 9949 Shore Road, REGINA MANGAN. beloved wife of Joseph A. Keyes. Reposing at Fred Herbst Sons Memorial, 7501 5th Avenue, until 9:30 a.m.

Wednesday; thence to St. Patrick'- Church, 95th Street and 4th Avenue, where a requiem mass will be offered. MYERS MARGARET beloved wife of Robert and loving HIKKIFK'S su.i: DAHUT tober 14, aged 85, beloved mother of Martha and John. Reposine in Mirriff' Clreene. 1747 F.

24th 8' executrix. SMITH. CAROLINE H. iSfPt 28. Estate, about SlH.ooo personal.

To Hallorlc Kipp. K774 Bay Parkway, nd S' Aiirlioncrr h. stepmother of Francis, Robert, John, James and Mary Mlley. Funeral from her residence, 1139 E. 43d Street, Wednesday, 10 solemn requiem mass St, Thomas Aquinas, Flatlancls.

O'KEEFE On Tuesday, October 15, 1940, at 185 Maple Street, JAMES A. O'KEEFE. Beloved husband of Anna Oregory O'Keefe and devoted father of George and Anita O'Keefe, Funeral notice later. Walter B. Coofee i lNOOawTSP tkrp PAWNBROKtRS SM.ES KST TE Kt KN Al'CTfONKKHS, .1.

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Mary's Hospital announces with sorrow the death of a member, Mrs. THOMAS F. CAHILL. Members are requested to attend mass. Mrs.

JAMES J. FEE, President. Mrs. Francis W. Currln, Corresponding Secretary.

CAHILL The Ladles of Charity Ot the House of the Good Shepherd announce with deep sorrow the death of a member, Mrs, ELIZABETH D. CAHILL. Masses offered. Mrs. GEORGE W.

KUHN, President. CALDER ANNA, on October 14, wife of John and mother of Anna, George, John, Jeanette, James and Mary; sister of Mary Brown. Services at Isaacson's Funeral Home, S. Main Street and Foster Avenue, Snyvllle, L. Wednesday, 8:30 p.m.

Burial Thursday, 2:30 p.m. COURT-On Sunr-ny, Ort. 13, 1940, CHARLOTTE, beloved wife of John Court and mother of William, Leonard, Sidney and Jack WHEN Ol'T OF TOWN REGISTER FROM RROOKLVV M.iry's R. C. Church.

BVh nd 23d hp. $100 each: daunhter. Daphne C. specific Income from In trust: Ruth Oallaaher, both of 2100 Cron-srv Ave 1500 and one-half contingent remainder interest In residue; Benjamin I.iilitman. Rfi40 Bay Parkway, and Bernard Stattman, 2B4 11th executors nne-fourth contlnent remainder interest eiirh In residue.

Supreme Court Justice Charles J. Dndd, as acting Surrogate, has granted letters of administration on this estate: DIGNIFIED At Low Fullerton Funeral Home, 9718 Flat-lands Avenue. Religious services Wednesday, 8 p.m., the Rev. Paul Byer officiating. Funeral Thursday, 2 p.m.

Interment Lutheran Cemetery, ZETTERBERG GUSTAVE Oct. 14, in his 42d year, beloved husband of Alice and loving father of Florence and Raymond Zetter-berg. Funeral services at Harry Jones Funeral Home, 33 Tyson Avenue, Floral Park, L. Wednesday, Oct. 18, 8:30 p.m.

Interment Evergreens Cemetery. FUNERALS At I3U JAMKS V. W.iWO.SIi. riff It 1 Kill. Ilrpulv Ml-riff MIKKITK'S SAI.i; II HUMAN DAHUT CARROLL, KATIUJ-EN Pt.

frm l'mi To St Aiir linnrcr CUNERAL DIRECTORS 10l5HALStYSTBKIX CWPfts Estate, not more than 110,000 hind. Herbert Carroll. 96fl Oiher heirs, two daughters, A SERVICE THAT IS QUIET, .1,111 tn 411211 (if AUk'. til. I cm "Hi Av.p.

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OUR FUNERAL HOMES MOONLVN 1S1 Umfai iMttiiard-aitakmlMtor 4-1200 50 Sfwrtk Awwit- MKm 2-15SS MIS 2 0264-7 QUCIN 150-10 HilllMt ftvMW-Miiuici 8-MTO 13-32 Firnt Avmut HEgMium 3-0900 151-14 North. 3-6800 STATIN ISLAND tack lt.pHton-ClbrK 7-6100 MANHATTAN 117 Wot 72ihI StrMt-TRaf df 7-4700 1451 Fh-tt Avm-NHiMlaiHJar 4-5800 BKOHK 1 Wrrt lH)tk StrMt-RAymoml 9-1900 165 E. Tr-mwnt Av. LUtftow 7-2700 $47 WltHi Avmw-MOrt lim 9-0272 WIlTCMtmt 114 MtmraiMck Avtnm-WMt Plitns 34 Pliant to 0f or Wrlft lor IHuitratMf foektt "0" No Obligation Hrn 11 SIluNitt'T. INC .1 V' LICENSES iti.

01 KI.I AT Hi 1 piapi ii'', It1 iWKKY. N. 'I Hi! I low lrv TACTFUL AND DIGNIFIED Geo.w Peose 0 SON I Fnntrtl Director 4SS Ntittrsnll kit. IT.rllni 17 700 for vour oonenifnff a Dmnrh of fire Is Iwstfrt 2fi Court S(rr-I ROBI Rl I AI1KHN Manotl Rstkbliiorrt I BO (hisholm Qapman Membtri Hrw fo'k Stock Siedmics C0tl03C0 JAMES First anniversary mass for our mother, MARY ELLEN JAMES, Wednesday, October 16. 9 a.m., St.

Oregory's Church, St. John's Place and Brooklyn Avenu0. I Her CHILDREN. Ni'TU'E IS 1IEREHY HIVES' THAT I.ieontte No. Ft.

L. 7Mt) luts hern i-pieit Id ttir- nnrlertMKn. it In r. ip' unri litiunr ri'tml 11 1 Up1 itmlir tievirnK nt 1 linear! Ilniuklyn, fur r'tnmimptinn. liEOROE II I.EIPENIIEIMEn, 54 Unfurl Brooklyn, N.

Hums Cn'intv, oS-2t Tu (, 'V HlBPl N'i i 1- 111. 1 l'l" I'l'i I .1 in 1 1. 17:, 1 11 17 y.f Stsvi.n!-:ri P'l I lium, '-1 ml i''i'pl wvi 1 'I'l' iipI m-v i iw 1 opl, J033. and til hjii.wpp Court. Service at.

the Falrchlld Chapel, Rfi Lefferts Place, Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. I'J JVMI.S V. WsiWO. Slirriff 1 J11.US C.OOD'TUN, Droutr Hhrrlft.

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